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    George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, KG, PC (6 October 1716 – 8 June 1771) was a British statesman of the Georgian era. Due to his success in extending...
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    (1685–1739) George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716–1771) Sir Francis Wood, 1st Baronet (1729–1795) Sir Francis Lindley Wood, 2nd Baronet (1771–1846)...
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    George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, (2nd order of the 3rd creation) became the President of the Board of Trade in 1748. In 1749 the city of Halifax...
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    presenting him with a suit of armour. Like his friends John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford and George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, Sandwich was keen on...
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  • golfer Chris Dunk (born 1958), American former tennis player George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716–1771), British statesman Harrison Dunk (born 1990)...
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    renamed after George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (for whom Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada is also named), during the British occupation of Florida (1763–1784)...
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    Duke of Montagu, Montagu, Earls and Dukes of Manchester, Montagu, Earls of Sandwich and Montagu, Earls of Halifax. Other titles: Baron Montagu of Boughton...
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    Earl of Sandwich is a noble title in the Peerage of England, held since its creation by the House of Montagu. It is nominally associated with Sandwich...
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    colonists from Lunenburg County. The county was named for George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax. Through the 1990 Census, South Boston was an independent...
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    was named for the George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.8 square miles...
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